Tracy A. Henke

Who is Tracy A. Henke?

Tracy A. Henke, a native of Moscow Mills, Missouri, was a government official holding held high-level positions in the United States Department of Justice and the Department of Homeland Security.

After earning a bachelor's degree in political science from the University of Missouri, Henke joined the Justice Department on June 25, 2001, as Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General of the Office of Justice Programs, eventually rising to Deputy Associate Attorney General, and then continuing in that position while also being appointed Acting Assistant Attorney General for OJP in January 2005. Prior to serving at DOJ, she was Senior Policy Advisor for U.S. Senator Christopher Bond of Missouri, and before that, she worked for Senator Jack Danforth.

On September 5, 2005, President George W. Bush nominated her to be the Executive Director of the Office of State and Local Government Coordination and Preparedness, Department of Homeland Security, and then recess appointed her to the position on January 4, 2006.